Counsel

Position Overview
Counsel (Transactional Business Attorney) focused largely on contracting for Adaptive’s Legal team, supporting sales and EMR integration teams offering the clonoSEQ diagnostic assay.

Key Responsibilities And Essential Functions
- Draft, review, and negotiate laboratory services agreements (LSAs), electronic medical record (EMR) integration agreements, and other contracts related to the clonoSEQ assay.
- Lead internal risk mitigation and compliance with government contract terms.
- Partner with privacy and compliance attorneys and teams across market access, marketing, finance, security, and operations to identify, evaluate, and mitigate risks.
- Support NDAs, vendor contract reviews, and vendor management matters.
- Advise on routine legal inquiries (contract interpretation, compliance alignment, and risk assessments).
- Develop and maintain contract templates, negotiation playbooks, policies, and legal processes (may include use of AI tools).
- Stay current on laws, regulations, and industry trends.

Required
- Juris Doctor from an accredited law school and current U.S. state bar membership.
- 5+ years of in-house or law firm transactional legal counsel experience.
- Ability to travel 1–2 times per year.

Preferred
- 2–3 years in a law firm environment.
- Biotech/life sciences (particularly diagnostics) experience.
- Familiarity with FARs/DFARs and government contracting terms.
- Privacy/regulatory comfort (e.g., DPAs/BAAs).
- Strong business communication, judgment, multi-tasking, and project management.

Working Conditions
- Seattle-based; may be remote.

Compensation
- Salary range: $172,000–$258,000; equity grant; bonus eligible.